Now, Leicester University has announced it will be teleporting its students to Keele University (by coach, not flying car), for what shall presumably be an out-of-this-world encounter.

The game will be the first in the UK to be played to official International Quidditch Association (IQA) rules (yes, they do exist).

Jack Hill, founder of Leicester's Quidditch club, said forty muggles had already signed up and the game had had a |"massive interest".

Magical Quidditch involves flying around on brooms, so to adapt it for muggle play, players grasp a broom between their legs and try to score points by shooting volleyballs through hoops.

The snitch - a magical golden ball with wings - is replaced by one poor person all in yellow with a tennis ball in a sock tucked into their belt. Players chase the snitch around the pitch and surrounding areas to score extra points and end the game.

The match is scheduled to take place on 10 March - all decided by sorting hat, of course.